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The D2LLO Project: A Successful Collaborative Project Using Learning Objects Lorna Wong – UW-Whitewater Nicholle Stone – UW- Stout. Merlot Conference, August 2004. UW-Fond du Lac. UW-Barron. UW-Fox Valley. Who we are ….. University of Wisconsin System. Is made up of :. 26 Institutions
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The D2LLO Project: A Successful Collaborative Project Using Learning ObjectsLorna Wong – UW-WhitewaterNicholle Stone – UW- Stout Merlot Conference, August 2004
UW-Fond du Lac UW-Barron UW-Fox Valley Who we are …..University of Wisconsin System
Is made up of : • 26 Institutions • 13 Four Years Campuses • 13 Freshman-Sophomore campuses • and UW Extension • Common systems • Enterprise SIS • Enterprise Library • Enterprise HR • Enterprise CMS – Desire2Learn (D2L) • LTDC – Learning Technology Development Council • Instructional Technologists from each campus
Adopting D2L as our CMS • UWS adopted Desire2Learn as a system wide Course Management System • There is an immediate need to create training material for both faculty & students • This offers an excellent opportunity to collaborate and share resources among campuses
JELLO? no, D2LLO • D2LLO stands for D2L Learning Objects • A project inspired by: • The need for generating commonly used training material quickly • The importance for shareable training material with flexible formats • The enthusiasm of a group of dedicated LTDC folks to do a real application in learning objects
Forming the D2LLO group • 12 instructional technologists from the campuses participated • The ADL-Colab “SCO Days” conference in Madison on June 2003 provided an opportunity to hone technical skills, brainstorm and do group planning • UWS sponsored the group to attend the conference and supported the ongoing work
D2LLO Project Goals • Create learning objects that cover all major areas of D2L for faculty Training • Keep these learning objects small, granular, and standards conformant • Ensure the LOs can easily be incorporated into training material of various formats • Open these learning objects to all D2L trainers at UWS or beyond
D2LLO Process • Divide the group into 5 teams, each with a lead person • Each responsible for a functional area faculty uses • Each team maps the tasks needed to comprehensively understand the function • Decide on the granularity of each LO to match a task • Communication during the project • Email • Conference calls • F2F work sessions ( 3 times total) • Spreadsheet for tracking LO mapping and progress
Collaborative Design & Prototype • A prototype of a learning object was designed & created as a group effort • During our SCO Days face-to-face meeting • A detailed 32 pages step-by-step documentation on creating a LO was developed • key to consistency in the construction of the LOs • A common D2L course is used for creation • Key to ensure common look and feel
D2LLO Repositories & Dissemination • Use D2L as a central repository for LOs & documentation • Created a D2L course site at UWS as a testing ground • A website was designed to organize the LOs for easy access and distribution
Project Timeline • June 2003 - SCO Days • F2F team meeting to develop prototype • June-August 2003 – refine prototype and documentation • F2F meeting to work through LO development process • August – January – LOs created and deposited into D2L course site and external website • January 2004 – Retreat to finish production • March – June 2004 - Edit and final polish • Proofreading and editing to flush out inconsistency • Modification and cleanup
Using the D2LLO Learning Objects • Incorporated into various training material • Directly linked to the D2LLO repository website • Presented as an organized training resource inside D2L • Embedded into the HELP tool in D2L
Anatomy of a Learning Object- behind the scenes • Detailed specification sheet • File naming conventions • Typeface, sizes, use of styles • Use of colors, logo • Consistent wording and level of detail in captions • SCORM conformant
Tools for Creation • RoboDemo - (now Macromedia) • Screen captures, animation export, text/image export • Word - (Microsoft Office) • Editing text/image document • Dreamweaver (Macromedia) • Index file, SCORM runtime wrapper, imsmanifest • WinZip (or OS provided) • Packaging for import into D2L
Using RoboDemo • Screen capture software • Screenshots • Mouse movements and clicks • Captions • Flash (.swf) output • Text/image output (Word)
Using Dreamweaver MX Index page
IMS Manifest Edit XML file directly in Dreamweaver Project documentation guidelines
Packaging, Importing • Compressed to Zip format • Import into D2L, unpackaged as a content topic with title • Use D2L files area as repository
Why this Format? • Flexibility • Suit multiple learning styles • Greater accessibility of formats to audience
Our Challenges • The steps involved in the creation of each LO are rather complex • Each participant faces an overload of duties, including conversion of previous CMS to D2L on each campus • D2L released new version and major patches during the year • Participants need to relearn the platform • LOs need to be modified
Accomplishments • Created 150 LOs on 5 major functional areas for faculty training • Learned new skills on the tools and understanding of LO and SCOs • The LOs was a welcome training supplement within the UW campuses and other institutions • This LO concept is adopted by the vendor as a model for building its own learning community resources
Lessons Learned • The project was too labor intensive for the already overloaded instructional technologists • started with 12 participants, only 6 active members left • Incentive can keep interest • Stipend help to sustain the group • Keeping consistency and organization of an end-product created by a diverse group of authors is not trivial
D2LLO - Editing Phase • Single editor (multiple authors) • Check for consistency • Styles • Caption wording
Next Steps • Phase 2 – learning objects for student tasks • Updates as new versions are released • SCORM 2004 Tracking & Sequencing • Updates to documentation as SCORM changes • How do we deal with the next phase? • Hire students • Collaborate with other institutions • Continue with the SWAT team approach • How do we evaluate and assess the usage of these LOs ?
The Active People in D2LLO • Cheryl Diermyer – Whitewater • Pat Fellows – UW-Colleges (co-ordinator) • Cid Freitag – Madison • Molly Immendorf – Extension • Kathy Konicek – Madison • Sherri Post – Stout (documentation) • Nicholle Stone – Stout (technical testing) • Simone Vuong – UW-Colleges (editor) • Lorna Wong – Whitewater (coordinator, website manager) A Collaborative LTDC group at UW System campuses
More Examples • How to add a link in the NavBar • How to Add a Discussion Topic • Adding Feedback to students in the Dropbox • Setting up Quiz Layout & questions
Contact us • Lorna Wong – wongl@uww.edu • Nicholle Stone – stonen@uwstout.edu • D2LLO website- http://www.uww.edu/d2l/ This presentation will be available at: http://ltc.uww.edu/merlot/d2llo.ppt